Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 80

No 80

2nd Session
41st Parliament

2e session
41e législature

Wednesday
May 10, 2017

Mercredi

10 mai 2017

9:00 A.M.

9 H

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Mr. Naqvi moved,

M. Naqvi propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 127, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact, amend and repeal various statutes, when the Bill is next called as a Government Order, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Second Reading stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment and at such time the Bill shall be ordered referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs; and

That, the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs be authorized to meet on Monday, May 15, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of public hearings on the Bill; and

That, the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 127:

• Notice of public hearings on the Ontario Parliamentary Channel, the Legislative Assembly’s website, and Canada NewsWire; and

• That, the deadline for requests to appear be 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 15, 2017; and

• That witnesses be scheduled to appear before the Committee on a first-come first-served basis; and

• That, each witness will receive up to 5 minutes for their presentation followed by 9 minutes for questions from Committee members; and

• That, the deadline for written submissions be 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 15, 2017; and

That, the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 15, 2017; and

That, the Committee be authorized to meet on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That, on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at 9:30 a.m., those amendments which have not yet been moved shall be deemed to have been moved, and the Chair of the Committee shall interrupt the proceedings and shall, without further debate or amendment, put every question necessary to dispose of all remaining sections of the Bill and any amendments thereto, one 20-minute waiting period pursuant to Standing Order 129(a) being permitted; and

That, the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than Tuesday, May 16, 2017; and

That, in the event that the Committee fails to report the Bill on that day, the Bill shall be deemed to be passed by the Committee and shall be deemed to be reported to and received by the House; and

That, upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the Bill shall be ordered for Third Reading, which Order may be called that same day; and

That, when the Order for Third Reading of the Bill is called, 30 minutes of debate shall be allotted to the Third Reading stage of the Bill, apportioned equally among the recognized parties and;

That, at the end of this time, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

That, the votes on Second and Third Reading may be deferred pursuant to Standing Order 28(h); and

That, in the case of any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to 5 minutes.

Debate arose and after some time the House recessed at 10:13 a.m.

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps, à 10 h 13, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

10:30 A.M.

10 H 30

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

The House recessed at 11:40 a.m.

À 11 h 40, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.

15 H

The Speaker informed the House that, in the name of Her Majesty the Queen, Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor had been pleased to assent to the following bills in her office on May 10, 2017.

Le Président a informé l’Assemblée qu’au nom de Sa Majesté la Reine, Son Honneur la Lieutenante-gouverneure a eu le plaisir de sanctionner les projets de loi suivants dans son bureau le 10 mai 2017.

Bill 39, An Act to amend the Aggregate Resources Act and the Mining Act.

Projet de loi 39, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les ressources en agrégats et la Loi sur les mines.

Bill 84, An Act to amend various Acts with respect to medical assistance in dying.

Projet de loi 84, Loi modifiant diverses lois en ce qui concerne l’aide médicale à mourir.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DES PROJETS DE LOI

The following Bill was introduced and read the first time:-

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté et lu une première fois :-

Bill 131, An Act to proclaim Childhood Apraxia of Speech Awareness Day. Ms. Thompson.

Projet de loi 131, Loi proclamant la Journée de sensibilisation à l’apraxie verbale de l’enfant. Mme Thompson.

The following Bill was introduced, read the first time and referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills:-

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté, lu une première fois et renvoyé au Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi d’intérêt privé :-

Bill Pr65, An Act to revive St. Pola Drugs Inc. Mrs. Martow.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Minimum Wage of $15 an hour (Sessional Paper No. P-21) Ms. DiNovo.

The price of gasoline (Sessional Paper No. P-25) Mme Gélinas.

Oral health services (Sessional Paper No. P-51) Mr. Smith.

Breed-specific legislation (Sessional Paper No. P-63) Ms. DiNovo.

Rail line to City of Cambridge (Sessional Paper No. P-78) Mr. Dong.

Apraxia Awareness Day (Sessional Paper No. P-80) Ms. Thompson.

Investing in interprofessional primary health care (Sessional Paper No. P-132) Mr. Smith.

Support the concept behind the Anti-Racism Directorate, and recognize work needs to be done to build an inclusive Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-147) Ms. Vernile.

Funding of epigenetic research (Sessional Paper No. P-194) Mr. Qaadri.

Extending the Finch Light Rail Transit line (Sessional Paper No. P-195) Mr. Qaadri.

Waiting lists for passport funding (Sessional Paper No. P-196) Mrs. Gretzky.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Motion for allocation of time on Bill 127, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact, amend and repeal various statutes.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

With unanimous consent, the House reverted to “Motions”.

Avec le consentement unanime, l’Assemblée revient à l’appel des « Motions ».

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

On motion by Mr. McDonell,

Sur la motion de M. McDonell,

Ordered, That the Order for Second Reading of Bill 83, An Act to amend the Labour Relations Act, 1995 with respect to the determination of bargaining units and the certification of trade unions be discharged and that the bill be withdrawn from the Order Paper.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Motion for allocation of time on Bill 127, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact, amend and repeal various statutes.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Vote deferred on request of the Chief Government Whip.

Le vote est différé par requête du Whip en chef du gouvernement.

Third Reading of Bill 65, An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act in respect of speed limits in municipalities and other matters.

Troisième lecture du projet de loi 65, Loi modifiant le Code de la route relativement aux limites de vitesse dans les municipalités et à d’autres questions.

Debate arose and after some time, the House adjourned at 6:00 p.m.

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps, à 18 h, la Chambre a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Dave Levac

Speaker

PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO
STANDING ORDER 39(a)

PÉTITIONS DÉPOSÉES CONFORMÉMENT À L'ARTICLE
39a) DU RÈGLEMENT

Minimum Wage of $15 an hour (Sessional Paper No. P-21) (Tabled May 10, 2017) Mr. Tabuns.

Investing in interprofessional primary health care (Sessional Paper No. P-132) (Tabled May 10, 2017) Ms. Kiwala.

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259 and 260.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Moving Ontario Forward (Sessional Paper No. P-44):

(Tabled March 23; April 11, 2017) Mr. Delaney.

Breed-specific legislation (Sessional Paper No. P-63):

(Tabled March 23, 30; April 4, 2017) Ms. DiNovo.

Amending the City of Toronto Act (Sessional Paper No. P-87):

(Tabled March 23, 2017) Mr. Potts.

Place an immediate moratorium on all school closures (Sessional Paper No. P-135):

(Tabled March 27, 2017) Ms. Sattler.

(Tabled March 23, 2017) Mr. Smith.